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About the FirstUniversity page 657 About the University The University of Calgary is a comprehen- Foothills Hospital. The Kananaskis Field sive research university that, in its short 36- Stations in Kananaskis Valley and the year history, has grown to take its place Rothney Astrophysical Observatory near among the finest institutions in Canada. Priddis, south of the city represent satellite Combining the best of long-established institutes of the university. Site development university traditions with the City of Calgary’s for the university’s west campus is currently vibrant energy and diversity, the university taking place, where the new Alberta aims to provide a research and scholarly Children’s Hospital will be located. foundation for students eager to acquire the The University of Calgary features some of knowledge and skills essential for a success- the finest athletic facilities in the country, ful personal and professional life. featuring Canada’s only covered Our 213-hectare campus is a beautiful and speedskating oval and home to the fastest The name Calgary comes from Calgary dynamic setting for scholars in 16 faculties, ice in the world. The Oval also houses the Bay on the Isle of Mull in Scotland. 53 departments and more than 30 research Canadian Sport Institute, a high-performance institutes and centres. Our 1,917 full-time training centre and two Olympic-sized rinks equivalent teaching and research faculty are where the reigning women’s gold medal Table of Contents actively engaged in research and scholar- hockey team trains. There are also tennis About the University ............................. 657 ship. With over 2,500 full-time equivalent courts, a triple gymnasium, the city’s largest support staff, the university is Calgary’s racquet centre, an Olympic-size swimming Facilities ............................................... 657 fourth largest employer. Nearly 26,000 full- pool, weight rooms, jogging tracks and a Research and Education ...................... 657 time equivalent students, including 900 huge indoor climbing wall. Nearby is the international students from 87 countries, are home of UofC Dinos football team, McMahon Governance ......................................... 658 enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and Stadium. Teaching, Learning and Curriculum ..... 658 professional degree programs. This year, Make Your Degree More International .. 658 the university will graduate its 100,000th alumni. Research and Education Trademark ............................................ 659 As one of Canada’s top ten research Official Colours ..................................... 659 universities, innovation, discovery and Coat of Arms ........................................ 659 Facilities learning are at the heart of all that we do. The main campus features 20 academic Our relentless pursuit of quality in our Tartan ................................................... 660 buildings with the recent addition of the teaching and research programs is guided The Mace ............................................. 660 Calgary Centre for Innovation Technology by our mission to contribute to the well being University Institutes and Centres ........ 660 (CCIT) - many of which are interconnected of the people of Alberta, Canada and the About the University by enclosed walkways. The MacEwan world. The university belongs to 17 Net- Campus Life ................................. 661-671 Student Centre and newly refurbished works of Centres of Excellence, an innova- addition of MacEwan Hall represent a tive national approach to research and tremendous hub of activity at the university. development designed to develop Canada’s revenue) have more than doubled in the last There is also a museum and arts gallery, four economy and improve the quality of life for five years to $170 million. Research brings performance theatres, a childcare centre and Canadians. About 75 chairs and professor- significant benefits provincially, nationally residences for single students and students ships in such areas as American studies, and internationally, and is the foundation of with families. schizophrenia, project management, cancer Alberta’s economic and social vitality. It is Additionally the university recently acquired and intelligent manufacturing attract core to the university’s teaching and the Imperial Oil Research Centre in the renowned scholars and leading researchers research mandate. Our vision, with the help University Research Park just north of the to the U of C. There are now over 30 of our stakeholders and partners, is to main campus. The medical school is located endowed chairs supported jointly by achieve a place among the top five research on the south campus adjacent to the government and industry. Revenues from universities in Canada by 2010. sponsored research (including deferred Highlights in the History of the University of Calgary • A provincial • Strathcona (now a part of Edmonton) is commission named as the site of the provincial university. recommends • Premier A. C. Enraged, Calgarians conduct an unsuccessful against giving 1905 Rutherford names battle to have the university relocated to Calgary College Edmonton as the site Calgary. 1912 degree-granting • Alberta becomes a of the University of • Calgary College status. province. The Alberta (U of A). opens its doors as a Alberta Normal private post secondary School for training institution. It has no teachers is estab- 1907 degree-granting lished in Calgary. 1910 status. • Calgary College is 1914 1906 created. 658 With that goal in mind, the university offers the process which is the basis for ongoing East Asian Studies quality undergraduate education that is curriculum innovation at U of C. Six features French characterized by the synthesis of research, permeate all programs and are described teaching and learning. We mean to enhance within the seventh, the Explicit Syllabus Geography the undergraduate learners’ experience by document. Curriculum features include: German using a student-centred focus that maxi- clearly identifiable field of study, defined International Relations mizes opportunities to provide a distinctive interdisciplinary component, international learning experience that fully integrates the component, relevant experiential learning, Italian features of a research university. The integration of research, broad and extended Japanese university is broadening opportunities for faculty-student interaction. Latin American Studies students to take inquiry-based courses that Location: Learning Commons (Biological Northern Planning and Development lead to greater critical thinking skills, Science Building - Room 525) increased exposure to research methods Studies and greater access to leading edge scholars. Director: Dr. Randy Garrison Russian Our efforts have raised our global profile, Administrative Assistant: Lynn Soyland Spanish enhanced the quality of our undergraduate 3. By taking courses where the language and graduate programs, promoted innova- of instruction is a language other than tion and excellence in scholarly activity and Make Your Degree More English. ( Call 220-4000 for a list of such provided significant returns and tangible International courses offered in French.) benefits to our community and economy. The University of Calgary is committed to 4. By including several of the following preparing its students for life in an increas- courses in a degree program. Please Governance ingly global economy and society. An note that some of the following courses International Component will be part of every have prerequisites or other registration The University of Calgary has two governing undergraduate student’s degree program at restrictions. The courses can be taken bodies: the University when the current curriculum as part of a major field or minor or The Board of Governors is the corporate changes are finished, and is already a among the degree options: body charged with the management and requirement of many programs. An Interna- African Studies 301, 400, 501 control of the University, its property, tional Component will provide students with Anthropology 203, 213, 291, 303, 317, revenue, business and affairs. an understanding of international relation- 319, 321, 323, 327, 331, 335, 337, 341, ships and issues with a particular view to the The General Faculties Council is primarily 355, 363, 367, 371, 375, 379, 383, 385, benefits and challenges of interaction of responsible for the academic affairs of the 387, 399, 405, 419, 421, 427, 435, 463, peoples, cultures and environments around University. 465, 473, 477, 481, 535, 541, 563 the globe. It provides opportunities to Each faculty has a Faculty Council empow- develop an awareness of international, Applied Psychology 323 ered to determine the faculty’s programs of multicultural or aboriginal perspectives. Archaeology 205, 303, 305, 307, 325, study and to authorize the granting of degrees. All students are encouraged to enrich the 341, 343, 345, 347, 351, 353, 355, 357, The Students’ Union and the Graduate international component in their program in 395, 399, 401, 409, 419, 421, 423, 427, About the University Students’ Association provide for the one or more of the following ways: 429, 431, 433, 511, 513, 553 administration of the affairs of students and Architectural Studies 457 the promotion of their general welfare. 1. By participating in a term-abroad, field school, credit travel study, or student Art History 311, 319, 321, 323, 325, 357, exchange experience in another country.